TALES OF FORTANNIS BOOK OUT

[Mike Ventrella]

The first book in a new series of stories taking place in the world of Fortannis is now available!

With a cover by Ashbury player artist Sheila Haswell, the book contains stories by both Alliance players and professional writers. It's sure to grab some attention and help the game, and is pretty darn good reading, too.

You can download an ebook for about $6 and the paperback will be about $15 (and will be available in about two weeks).

Here's the link to the publisher's page if you want the ebook:

http://double-dragon-ebooks.com/single. ... &x=40&y=80

Here's what's on the back cover:

“A Bard’s Eye View is a wild and weird collection of fantasy stories that present some of the freshest writing around. Derring-do with a great sense of fun. Highly recommended.” – New York Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry, author of The King of Plagues and Dust & Decay

“Rollicking good fun perfect for a beach read, subway read, airplane read—heck, just buy it and read it! Mirth, mayhem and magic in an intriguing world.” – Gail Z. Martin, author of the Chronicles of the Necromancer series

“A Bard’s Eye View is a varied collection of adventures, whimsies, variously grim, grand and comedic; this book will appeal to fans of gaming and fantasy alike.” – Jay Lake, Campbell Award-winning author of Green and Mainspring

“You don’t need to know the background material to enjoy the range of stories from the talespinners assembled here. It has plenty of adventures that end with a twist that leave you shaking your head in pleased surprise. I’ll be happy to look for many of these writers in days to come.” – Jody Lynn Nye, author of View From the Imperium and Dragon’s Deal

 

[Mike Ventrella]

Here are the stories with very short descriptions that hopefully do not give away too much:

"The Zombie King's Plan" (Michael A. Ventrella): Terin and the gang (from my previous novels) discover a strange biata girl whose memory was placed into magical rings that have been stolen by the Zombie King. As they work to retrieve them, they discover that something just isn't right...

"Stealing the Sky" (Danny Birt): A brave captain who had his arm bitten off by a gryphon from the lands of Thessi vows revenge. Finally, he gathered his army and, with the help of the dwarves, moved forward with a most unusual plan.

"Listen to a Tale, My Friends" (Michael Strauss): A traveling minstrel with a tale of a necromancer surprises the local townspeople.

"Bad Debts" (Bernie Mojzes): An evil ritual must be stopped by a woman who must deal with her ex-lover and his new flame first.

"Grip of Chaos" (Laurel Anne Hill): When his squire brother does not return from his quest to fight the Ice Queen, a young lad is forced to investigate the necromantic creature.

"The Great Green Kettle Pie Recipe Caper" (Roy C. Booth and Brian Woods): A timid hobling decides the only way to obtain his favorite pie from the baker who refuses to share is to break in and steal the recipe -- but things never go as planned.

"Behind the Bar" (Mark Mench): Surely no one would expect Nigel the tavernkeeper of being the man who robbed the dark elves? He's been here all along, hasn't he?

"A Rock is a Rock is a Rock … Or Is It?" (J. Thomas Ross): A group of goblin children sneak into the human's cave to learn what's so important about what they're mining, and discover a strange secret!

"The Messenger's Trap" (Matthew C. Plourde): A mercenary is not sure who to trust when he is released from prison upon his promise to simply deliver a message...

"Faith" (Tera Fulbright): A biata bent on revenge learns his true mettle when faced with a life-threatening emergency.

"A Child's Tale" (Davey Beauchamp): The kids love to hear stories of their heroes Oliver Songbringer and Aramis Llyrr, but will they act as bravely when they encounter danger in the woods?

"Suffer the Liar" (Ron F. Leota): Two con men who spin tales of mighty adventures suddenly find themselves forced to fight Ice Trolls; can they find a way to save their skins from both the monsters and the townspeople?

"The Long Sleep" (Nick Bond): The forest has awoken its defender, who must seek out the necromancers who have stolen something important.

"The Otherside Alliance" (Jon Cory): A lazy knight must obtain an alliance with Duke Frost for his king, and comes up with a brilliant plan to achieve the Duke's support...so long as no one sees through the ruse.